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By: Brian Chilton and Curtis Evelo | October 10, 2021
On this grand finale of the first season of the Summer Interview Series, Brian and Curtis look back at the first season and reflect on their journey. They discuss the many insights they learned over the course of the summer and look ahead to Season 5 of the Bellator Christi Podcast.
- Recap of the Podcasts in the Series
- SIS S1 E1: Reason Rocks w. Kevin Harris
- SIS S1 E2: Slipping Through the Cracks w. Zach Breitenbach (Pt. 1)
- SIS S1 E3: Slipping Through the Cracks w. Zach Breitenbach (Pt. 2)
- SIS S1 E4: For Love of God: An Invitation to Theology w. Ronnie Campbell
- SIS S1 E5: The New Perspective on Paul w. Leo Percer
- SIS S1 E6: Pulpit Apologetic w. TJ Gentry
- SIS S1 E7: Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, Mere Molinism w. Tim Stratton
- SIS S1 E8: LMOCA w. Brian Chilton
- SIS S1 E9: Free Will, Consciousness, and Demise of Materialism w. Ben Whittington
- SIS S1 E10: Wrackturn Method w. Brian Melton
- SIS S1 E11: Reaching Rural and Unreached Areas w/ Apologetics w. Manuel Boglio
- SIS S1 E12: Worldviews and the Problem of Evil w. Ronnie Campbell
- SIS S1 E13: Moral Apologetics w. David Baggett
- Pulpit apologetics
- Having pastors rooted with apologetics affects the congregation in so many ways
- Helps the pastor(s) ward off anything can come as a distraction
- Reaching Rural areas
- Having a base in apologetics can help break down barriers
- Having even a basic understanding can build confidence in conversations with the unsaved
- Moral apologetics
- Understanding moral apologetics helps pinpoint and even direct the conversation
- Discussions in or about the moral argument can fast track directly to God and even Jesus
- Abductive approach illustrates the importance of listening.
- All three
- Having these apologetic skills help in discipleship, evangelism, defense of Christianity
- But all must be rooted in a good working knowledge of the scriptures
- Campbell Mini-series
- The importance of understanding a worldview.
- 4 Views of God (ABCD—Authoritarian, Benovelent, Critical, Distant).
- Absolute need to view God as both loving and holy.
Brian Chilton: Founder of Bellator Christi Ministries
Brian G. Chilton is the founder of BellatorChristi.com, the host of The Bellator Christi Podcast, the author of the Layman’s Manual on Christian Apologetics, and is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Theology and Apologetics program at Liberty University. He received his Master of Divinity in Theology from Liberty University (with high distinction); his Bachelor of Science in Religious Studies and Philosophy from Gardner-Webb University (with honors); and received certification in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. Brian is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. Brian has nearly 20 years of pastoral experience and currently serves as a clinical chaplain.
https://www.amazon.com/Laymans-Manual-Christian-Apologetics-Essentials/dp/1532697104
Curtis Evelo: Co-Host and Producer of the Bellator Christi Podcast
Curtis Evelo is a cattle rancher at the E6 Hereford Ranch in St. Ignatius, Montana. Curtis is the Co-Host and Producer of the Bellator Christi Podcast. He often teaches and speaks at his church Cornerstone Faith Center in St. Ignatius. Curtis provides a common-sense approach to Christianity as he contemplates the wonders of God’s creation in Big Sky Country.
Digging Deeper
(Article) Brian G. Chilton, “The Current State of Apologetics and the Cure to Its Division,” BellatorChristi.com (December 16, 2019), https://bellatorchristi.com/2019/12/16/the-current-state-of-apologetics-and-the-cure-to-its-division/
(Article) Brian G. Chilton, “An Unexpected Benefit of Apologetics,” BellatorChristi.com (February, 7, 2017), https://bellatorchristi.com/2017/02/07/an-unexpected-benefit-of-apologetics/
